Wow! Rare green comet suffers solar storm ATTACK! Tail destroyed, check stunning photo
As the Earth waits for February 1, when an extremely rare comet, which was last seen 50000 years ago, will be visible across the night sky, it has undergone a vicious solar storm attack. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is a long-period comet that originated in the Oort cloud. It recently reached its perihelion on January 12 and now it is on its way to make the closest approach to the Earth. However, the comet met an unfortunate fate as it collided with a coronal mass ejection (CME) cloud. The solar storm attack has resulted in a part of its tail being destroyed.
The stunning image was taken by comet hunter Michael Jager on January 17 from Bavaria. He also shared the image of the comet on his Twitter account. Sharing the picture, he also revealed that he used an11-inch Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph (RASA) telescope along with a Nikon Z50 camera.
Recounting his experience, he told Space.com that it was very difficult to take the shot as these icy comets change very fast when they reach the warmer regions of the inner solar system and being late by even a minute could result in not capturing the moment at all.
In the image, it can be seen that the main tail of the comet (the bright glowing trail behind the comet) was weakening, which gives an appearance as if it is breaking apart. Astronomers call this a disconnection event.
You can check the image below.
New image processing: C/2022 E3 (ZTF) 2023 jan 17 5.10 UT 5x100sec 11" RASA QHY600 and 5x150sec Leica-Apo-Telyt Nikon Z50mod Michael Jäger pic.twitter.com/249asnu9eW
According to a report by SpaceWeather.com, this particular event could have been caused by a solar storm. Ordinarily, what we refer to as a solar storm is when CME particles collide against the upper atmosphere of the
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